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Add Bootstrap Icons in React Application - Part 5

📅February 24, 2024

Welcome back to the fifth installment of our series on integrating Bootstrap Icons into your React application! In the upcoming series, we'll use the Bootstrap Icon to design the page.

Add Bootstrap Icons in React Application

  1. Install Bootstrap Icons
  2. Add Bootstrap Style

1. Install Bootstrap Icons

Run the following command to install bootstrap-icons, and react-router-dom npm packages.

npm i bootstrap-icons

You will find the version of the following packages in React application.

bootstrap-icons

^1.11.3

2. Add Bootstrap Style

Now, let's import the `bootstrap-icons.css` in the entry file.

main.jsx

import React from 'react'
import ReactDOM from 'react-dom/client'
import App from './App.jsx'
import 'bootstrap-icons/font/bootstrap-icons.css'
import './index.css'

ReactDOM.createRoot(document.getElementById('root')).render(
  <react class="strictmode">
    <app>
  </app></react>,
)

Refer to the following link to get the list of all bootstrap icons.
https://icons.getbootstrap.com/

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we've explored how to add and customize Bootstrap Icons in a React application. With these simple techniques, you can seamlessly integrate visually appealing icons into your projects, enhancing both aesthetics and usability.

Happy Coding!

"Code is like humor. When you have to explain it, it’s bad." - Cory House

Demo & Source Code

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